![]() These days, the main Bonneville event is called Speed Week and the volume of SCTA car classes is staggering, and quite confounding to the ever-growing volume of first-time racers and spectators. (Oddly, we've found that vintage issues of HOT ROD rarely, if ever, provide details about the various classes within any of the race coverage, be it Bonneville, the drags, Pikes Peak, or even NASCAR). So when is the best time to visit Bonneville Salt Flats The best time to visit Bonneville Salt Flats is from June to August, when the weather is warm, and temperatures are around 30C/86F. It cuts across long miles providing a fantastic view of beautiful salt crystals. ![]() At that first Bonneville Nationals hosted by the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), the racing classes were very simple: there was Streamliner, Lakester, Roadster, Modified Roadster, Coupe, and Modified Coupe. Bonneville Salt Flats offers one of the most stunning landscapes in the world. The location was famous worldwide, thanks to the land-speed-racing battles of Brits Sir Malcomb Campbell (the first to 300 mph at Bonneville in 1935), George Eyston, and John Cobb, and American racer (and one-time mayor of Salt Lake City) Ab Jenkins. In 1949, HOT ROD helped create the Bonneville National Speed Trials for hot rodders.
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